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Zoo Negara

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
+603-41083422/7/8
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Ranked #79 of 104 attractions in Kuala Lumpur
Type: Zoos
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kuala lumpur
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43 reviews 43 reviews
19 attraction reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
55 helpful votes 55 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2013 NEW

It's been about 6 years since our last visit to Zoo Negara, and we had hoped that things had improved - yes, they are better, but we still have a long way to go. The animals are in much better enclosures than they used to be - I still remind visits during my childhood (decades ago!) when the tigers and... More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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82 reviews 82 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 54 cities Reviews in 54 cities
243 helpful votes 243 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2013 NEW

We live in KL and last visited this zoo in 2011. I'm sorry to say that it appears to have gone downhill. There actually seemed to be far fewer animals this time around. I can remember the ape enclosure being full last time ; With many apes and even one throwing peanut shells at us......... But this time there there... More

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Penang
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 attraction reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 June 2013

Surprised that credit cards are not accepted for payment. Some information boards on the animals were not readable Still a long way to go...............

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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18 attraction reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2013

As a national zoo, much more could be done to showcase the flora and animal kingdom unique to Malaysian forests. While it no longer caged up the animals (except for monkeys and birds), animals are dozing off almost the entire day. Lack of educational tour and signages to provide better information.

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Seremban, Malaysia
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Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013

our animals in the zoo in not well taken care of Not much animals were left, when we went most of the animals were taking a nap, so my kids were not enjoying their day.

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Ampang, Malaysia
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8 attraction reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2013

We had two free tickets too zoo negara and went there last weekend.The crowd was OK not too bad.We enjoyed to see all the animals well taken care and the animal show was interesting.We was entertained by a sea lion.Please beware for food restaurant/stall because some of them are over the limit in pricing and we was surprise when the... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2013

We have made a point to go places with our 2 year old at least once a month and this time it was to Zoo Negara Malaysia... Located in Ampang Kuala Lumpur.. It was not too difficult to find the place with the GPS and clear signage... The operating hours are from 9am till 5pm..Entrance Fees - adult - RM... More

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Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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6 reviews 6 reviews
3 attraction reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2013

Well....it wasn't the school holidays, howvever, it was a lazy weekday afternoon and I was on leave from work. Decided to take my 2 lovely daughters for a stroll in our zoo. The last I was there was almost 12 years ago when I was dating my girlfriend then. Anyway,the zoo is well maintained and the setting and environment was... More

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Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
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Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2013

I Went here a year ago take my 2 nieces...and the really enjoy it very much. It is abput 30-40 minutes from KL area, and since im local i drove my own car.. but theres a public transport you can use to get here

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2013

Well maintained. Can get very crowded on weekends.. School trips. Great place for family outing. Several outlets for food and souvenirs. For a small price you can hop on the tram.. Better on foot tho.

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